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Ancient Greece


General links
Landmarks Ancient Greece (BBC)
- investigate life in Ancient Athens, Corinth or Olympia, or view interactive Cartoon Classics that focus on the Olympics, the theatre, and the Peloponnesian War.

History for kids - Ancient Greece
- information on Ancient Greek history, art, architecture, food, clothing, religion, philosophy, people, food, war, government, sports and medicine

The world of the Greeks
- information about where they lived, Gods and Heroes, Myths and Monsters, Festivals and Games, Food, Clothing, Daily life and Death and Burial

Social studies for kids: ancient Greece
- topics include Athens, Sparta, a glossary, timeline, maps, Persians, Persian Wars, Olympics, Crete, Alexander the Great and Greek tragedy.

Odyssey: Greece
- looks at the architecture of ancient Greece, as well as the myths, people, daily life, death and burial customs, writing and archaeology

Ancient Greek civilizations
- information on the Minoans, the Myceneans, Homer, the Dorians, Ionians and Phoenicians, Athens, citizen and slave, the Women of Athens, Sparta, Women of Sparta and medicine in Ancient Greece and Herodotus

Daily life
Clothing in Ancient Greece
- looks at men's and women's clothing, textiles, armour and weapons, jewelry, hair and headdress and cosmetics

Daily life in ancient Greece
- information on Greek houses, Families, Food, School, Clothing and hairstyles, Toys, Pets, Dance, Stories, Gods and Wediings

Mythology
Winged sandals (ABC) Interactive
- explores the magical world of Classical Greek mythology, a place filled with awesome gods, daring heroes and fabulous monsters

Jason and the golden fleece
- story of heroism, treachery, love and tragedy

Greek myths
- Atalanta, Cupid and Psych, Cassandra, Diana and Actaeon, Echo and Narcissus, Helen of Troy, Jason and Medea, Pandora, The Sphinx, Heracles and Tiresias

Religion
Gods and heroes
- information on Aphrodite, Apollo, Ares, Artemis, Athena, Demeter, Dionysus, Hephaestus, Hera, Hermes, Poseidon and Zeus

Sport
The real story of the Olympic Games
- information on the games, the athletes, the women, the politics and the commercialism

Ancient Greeks Olympics gallery
- explores the Temple of Zeus, Religion and the Games, Running events, Olympic prizes and Women at the Heraia

Ancient Greek Olympics
- what the ancient Olympics were like, and how they were different from those of modern times

People
Hercules - Greece's greatest hero
- includes sections on Hercules' life, maps of places he travelled, his labours and other stories about him and his struggles

Army and warfare
An ancient Greek soldier
- diagram showing armour worn by soldier

Ancient Greek Hoplite re-enactment
- investigates who were Hoplites, their training and armour

Soldiers
- outlines the different types of soldiers and their roles

Greek Hoplites
- describes how the Hoplites fought

Teacher Resources
Ancient Greece: online presentation Interactive
- site from Primary Teachers contains general resources, activities and worksheets about history. Includes Powerpoint and Smartboard activity

Webquests
Ancient Greece - a webquest
- students gain an appreciation of Ancient Greece and the fact that this civilization made so many discoveries in such a wide range of arts and sciences